I just canceled what little Thanksgiving festivity I had planned for myself and my twin 2 year olds. We were not going to do much. A turkey breast, some side stuff. A new DVD for them. Now, I'm wondering if I can keep the electric on past Friday, and there won't be any food shopping, let alone a special dinner for tomorrow.
Why?
Because I did some extra contract work for the college I work for back in September and October, and I invoiced it, and I was promised it would be in my last check on the 15th. It wasn't, and I asked, and I was told it would be there today. It's not. It's $1500, which isn't much to most people, but to me, right now, it's the beginning of our fragile house of cards collapsing.
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